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The King On Main Street

A European Ruler falls in love with an American.

Top Cast

  • Adolphe Menjou

    Adolphe Menjou

    The King

  • Bessie Love

    Bessie Love

    Mary Young

  • Greta Nissen

    Greta Nissen

    Therese

  • Oscar Shaw

    Oscar Shaw

    John Rockland

  • Joseph Kilgour

    Joseph Kilgour

    Arthur Trent

  • Edgar Norton

    Edgar Norton

    Hugo Jensen

  • Mario Majeroni

    Mario Majeroni

    Count Krenko

  • Carlotta Monterey

    Carlotta Monterey

    Mrs. Nash

  • Marcia Harris

    Marcia Harris

    Aunt Tabitha Young

Overview

A European Ruler falls in love with an American.

Rating

7.3 / 10
3 Reviews
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Jun 6, 2022

    "King Serge" (Adolphe Menjou) reigns over the impoverished kingdom of Molvania. Faced with the choice of an unwanted marriage or his brokering an oil deal, he heads to the good old US of A, ostensibly to sort out the deal, but where he manages to escape some of the trappings of his rather formal existence and take a sneaky trip to Coney island. That's where he encounters "Mary" (Bessie Love) and an intense infatuation ensues. There is nothing particularly original about the story, but there is a degree of chemistry on the screen between Menjou and Love, a little mischief from the King's Parisian pal "Thérèse" (Greta Nissen) and Oscar Shaw is at his obsequious best as "Rockland". There is an underlying, gentle, sense of the comedic from Menjou, too - his charm helps this to stand out a bit more than many of the more typical royalty/urchin dramas. The production is a bit basic, it could have done with more light ut it is still quite a fun way to kill an hour.

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